Exams officer

A school in Blaenau Gwent are looking for an experienced Exams Officer to support their pupils heading into the new academic year.

An examinations officer’s role covers:

• Liaising with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including students, parents, Heads of Departments, Heads of Years, teachers, reception staff, site staff, IT staff and awarding organisations
• Being aware of examination changes each academic year
• Managing invigilators. This includes training new invigilators and updating existing invigilators on rules and regulation changes on an annual basis
• Updating examination-related policies
• Managing the examination entry process, including gathering information from teaching staff to ensure that student's examination entries are made correctly and on time, making amendments/withdrawals etc.
• Managing the examination preparation process. This includes preparing examination timetables for students and staff; creating seating plans for each examination room; briefing candidates, staff and parents; receiving, checking and securely storing confidential examination materials; administering internal assessment etc.
• Supporting the process relating to access arrangements (for example; supporting the SENCo in making applications, roaming, training invigilators, managing emergency access arrangements etc.)
• Managing examination days in accordance with awarding body regulations, including preparing for each exam day, starting an examination, dealing with emergencies, irregularities and malpractice, ending the examination, collecting the examination scripts and packing and dispatching examination scripts
• Contingency planning
• Managing examination results. This includes accessing results electronically/downloading results from awarding body secure sites and preparing for results to be disseminated to each student/candidate
• Dealing with requests and administering post-results services
• Issuing examination certificates

In return for the above you can expect to receive:

• A dedicated team of consultants available 24/7 to help you with the easy onboarding process
• Guaranteed Payment Scheme *Terms and Conditions apply*
• CPD Courses and certificates as part of the My-Progression channel
• Market leading rates of pay
• TeacherActive Referral Scheme – Receive up to £200 when you refer a friend *Terms and Conditions apply*

My name is Tom, as a Recruitment Consultant I have over 8 years’ experience as a Teacher, with 6 years as a member of Senior Management across Primary Schools in London and South Wales. I know schools and education and aim to use my personal experiences to support candidates in finding the best roles and opportunities that are available. I am focused on building relationships and upskilling staff to provide the best support to all schools and children. I pride myself on finding high quality staff to place in my schools.

All our staff are paid on a PAYE basis, so you can rest assured that you’re paying the right level of Tax and National Insurance, and there’s no messing around with admin charges coming out of your hard-earned cash.

If you are interested in this position, or want to hear about any of my other opportunities, please click ‘apply’ now, and I will be in touch with you to discuss further.

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02920 099 995

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